sturmgewhere:pumpkinspicelatkes:LAUGHTER -tractate zeraim specifically mentions the mini pumpkin mus
sturmgewhere:pumpkinspicelatkes:LAUGHTER -tractate zeraim specifically mentions the mini pumpkin must be free from blemish and have a stem at least three inches long-ah, but reb zalman, what constitutes a blemish?-r’akiva calls a blemish any imperfection that is both visible from a distance of five cubits and deep enough to insert the tip of your little finger into, therefore this pumpkin is not kosher-yes, but how are we to determine this? surely the size of little fingers has changed in the intervening years-well, how big were r’akiva’s hands?-there’s a medresh that mentions they were like the hands of g-d, but we can’t measure g-d’s hands-the conversation continues in this vein for three hours- -- source link
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